HRI Library and CHH Library will be open as usual on Christmas Eve until 4pm, after this both libraries won't be staffed until Monday 5th January 2026 The library facilities remain open for use for those with out of hours access cards 📚

New data show that violence against women remains a global public health crisis. The new Violence Against Women estimates provides the most comprehensive picture yet of intimate partner and non-partner sexual violence https://bit.ly/3K4vCV9 #EndViolence #NoExcuse #16Day

It's snowing outside but warm in the library

Today is World Kindness Day 🥰

👻 Happy Hallowe'en 🎃 We have sweets for anyone who knocks on the library office door and says trick or treat 😁

Thank you to mortuary staff for giving a tour of the mortuary at HRI and giving us an insight into their daily duties and the care they provide. Mortuary Tours are running on the last Thursday of the month for all staff who are interested and can be booked via HEY247

🔬📒✏️🗣️💻🧬🩺👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Anyone can get involved in research @researchhumber.bsky.social at @humbernhsft.bsky.social 👀Why not take 3 mins to watch our co-produced animation 👭Help us find new treatments and change the future of healthcare! www.youtube.com/watch?v=96SG... #Research #EastRidingofYorkshire #Hull

Today is #WorldSightDay Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide. Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7#WorldSightDay

Lost Property We've got a lot of lost property in the office at the moment, let us know if you think you've lost cups, bottles, chargers, body scrub or a pair of size 5.5 ladies loafers (Cinderella test may be required)

Happy Lincolnshire Day to all our Yellowbelly users 💛

Full shelves on the book exchange this morning 📚

This is the first known illustration of a straitjacket (1794). Despite many seeing it as an extreme method of restraint, it was introduced as a humane solution. Although still dehumanising, it was an improvement on manacling and chaining patients to walls

Happy #WorldPharmacistsDay to our pharmacy colleagues, we have lots of resources to help you with exams and CPD

Just having a quick read through one of the books just added to our bookshelves at HRI - Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight

Happy birthday to Bilbo and Frodo 🥳 Are you celebrating International Hobbit Day?

It is #InternationalLiteracyDay and this years focus is on digital literacy. Digital Literacy impacts on Health Literacy and how patients interact with the NHS. NHS Libraries can help support Digital Literacy and improve patient outcomes.

We now have a FAQ board, scan the QR code to ask us a question or leave a comment or suggestion

Happy #InternationalLeftHandersDay to all our left handed friends. We have left handed resources in the library if needed 🤚

A multi USB adaptor plug has been left in one of the quiet study pods in the HRI library - contact us if you think its yours 🙂

We've found a pair of ear pods in their case in the HRI Library - let us know if they're yours 🎵

We're having a busy day welcoming new resident doctors to the trust

Advanced Notice The Library at HRI will be closed all day on Wednesday 6th August 2025 but staff will still be available to answer emails and calls

Hooray! Our security system for issuing out of hours access cards is now working. If you would like an access card to use the library evenings and weekends, or have one that has stopped working, then please come see us in the library between 08.30 and 15.30 📚

🌼 It's Bees' Needs Week 🐝 Could you spend 10-15 minutes carrying out a FIT (Flower-Insect Timed) Count to help gather data about pollinators? ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

We've added a touch of pink to the library with this cherry blossom tree decal 💟

The NHS Knowledge and Library Service has been updated. Visit library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ for access to our journal subscriptions, article request service and more or contact the library for more information

A busy day in the library as we sort through over 130 books that have been donated to the library from staff. The oldest is from 1930 and will be added to our history collection!

We couldn't decide whether to buy a new jigsaw puzzle or a new crossword puzzle for the wellbeing corner, so ooh-la-la, we've got two in one 🧩

🎄 It's halfway to Christmas! 🎄 Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay is a great festive quick read, you can find it in the fiction section next to Kay's first book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 📚

Stained glass window from the Pride #Library at the University of Western Ontario. The window celebrates and commemorates 135 influential #LGBTQ authors. #AmReading #PrideMonth #Pride #Library #Librarian #LGBT #lgbtqia

Today is #WorldProductivityDay If you struggle with getting your work done, have a chat with us to see what resources we can offer to help increase your productivity. From literature searching to proof reading, we're here to help.

Happy National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day to all our colleagues in Estates, Facilities and Development who help keep the hospital running in all their varying roles! We've had a tour of the boiler house and plant rooms, taste tested patient meals and had a chat with the Linen team 🙂

Please see the following link about Changes to the National Core Content Collection library.nhs.uk/changes-to-n... which affects ProQuest and Oxford University Press Please contact the library team if you have an questions

We have a water fountain in the library making using reusable water bottles an easy swap. If just 1 in 10 people used a reusable cup for 5 days, we'd save 3.5 million single use cups. Choose one thing to do for 5 days or try a new thing each day #WorldRefillDay #MoreThanYouThink #5DayChallenge

📢 Quick note! The library offices at HRI and CHH will be closed from 2pm Tuesday 10th June and all day Wednesday 11th June due to staff training. 📚 The libraries will still be open to use, but we’ll reply to emails & article requests on Thursday. Thanks for your patience! 😊

Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect the pill

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Why not try these simple techniques in the #NHS Knowledge Mobilisation Framework to help you and your team to learn, before, during and after everything thing you do? learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/Kn...

Today is the start of #VolunteersWeek so we'd like to give a shout out to the fantastic team of volunteers at #NHS NLaG & across the Humber Health Partnership - don't forget you can use the libraries here too 😀 #Teamwork - we all count.

The Library will be closed Monday 26th for the bank holiday but remains available for use for those with an out of hours access card. We will reopen 8am Tuesday 27th 🙂

Women's health has been central to the development and need for prison nursing throughout history. Why not join us next week to learn more about how these changes came to be, with experts Rachel Bennett and Ian Miller. #HistNursing 📆 29 May 2025 ⌚ 6 - 7:30pm 💻 Online Book now: buff.ly/rVy4ngN

Have you been thinking about cycling to work? The Transport Team is hosting a Bike Event at Castle Hill Hospital on Wednesday 4th June 09.00-14.30 Featuring a bike library, bike doctors, bike donations and e-Bike demos More information can be found on Bridget www.bridget.org.uk/page/25342

Today is the start of Dementia Action Week. If you work with patients with dementia pop in to the library or get in touch to see what resources we have on offer to help you with your work or studies. #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaAwareness

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, GAAD focuses on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities or impairments. A simple way to help provide accessibility on your posts is to tick the box to require alt text before posting images in the Accessibility tab in settings. #GAAD

Happy National Operating Department Practitioner Day to all our ODP colleagues! #ODPDay #ODPsCommittedtoCareCommittedtoSafety

Happy #InternationalNursesDay to all our Nurse colleagues across the trust!

The new #PopeLeoXIV is a member of the Augustinian Order, which had a friary in #Hull c1303-1539. The street name Blackfriargate commemorates it, the name taken from the colour of the friars' robes. @hulllibraries.bsky.social

It's #NationalLostSockMemorialDay 😔 Apparently we lose an average of 15 socks a year. Where do our friends go? What do you do with the sock left behind? We don't have any socks in our lost and found but we do have an assortment of wires, cups and earrings... let us know if you've lost anything 🙃

Happy 99th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋 Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.